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J. A. ETHERIDGE & H. H. FLASPOEHL'ER.

FOLDING BED.

No. 392,9l3. Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

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Users nae FFICEO JOHN ALEXANDER ETHERIDGE AND HENRY HERMAN FLASPOEHLER, OF

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNORS TO THE ETHERIDGE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,913, dated November 13, I888.

Application filed June 29, 1888.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN ALEXANDER ETHERIDGE and HENRY HERMAN FLASPOEH- LER, of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to animprovementin folding beds; and it consists in the combination of the bed-frame, with the angular castings provided with suitable recesses, the castings which receive the ends of the angular castings, and a catch which locks the two castings together, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of our invention is to provide two separate castings which are applied to the ends of the side and end rails of the bed frame, so that these side and end rails can be detachably fastened together, thus enabling the bed-frame to be taken apart and packed away in a very small space when not needed.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a folding bed open,'and which embodies ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the bed closed. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the castings bywhich the end and the side pieces of the bed-frame are secured together. Fig. 4 is a perspective of one of the castings which form a portion of the lock.

A represents the inclosing frame, which is provided with doors B, in the usual manner. Formed as a part of the back of this inclosingframe A is the head-board O, which always remains in position, whether frame A is used in connection with the bed D or as a wardrobe alone. WVhen the bed D is removed, which can readily be done, the frame A can be used like any ordinary wardrobe.

The sides and end pieces of the bed-frame Serial No. 278.5l3. (No model.)

D are secured together at their ends by the two castings I J. The castings I are made angular, as shown, and their outer ends are preferabl y pronged and provided with the recesses O. The castings J are simply provided with openings to receive the pronged ends of the castings I, as shown in Fig. 3, and to the outer sides of the castings J are secured suitable springs, N, which have their free ends to snap into the recesses O, and thus prevent the two castings from becoming separated.' These castings I J form a lock which permits the parts of the frame D to be readily taken apart when the bed is no longer needed, or is to be cleaned, and then quickly put together again, even by the most inexperienced persons. I11 order to separate the two parts of the lock, it is only necessary to pull outward upon the free end of the spring, so as to detach its end from the recess 0, and then the pronged end of the part I can be readily withdrawn from the part J.

When the frame A is needed as a wardrobe alone, the bed D can be lifted out of the supports, and then the parts of the bed D can be quickly separated and packed into a small space until again needed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- The combination of the bed-frame D, composed of a number of parts, with the castings I, provided with prongs and an opening, 0, and the casting J, providedwith openings to receive the prongs on the castings I, and the locking device N, pivoted on the casting J and having its end to catch in the opening 0, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JNO. ALEXANDER ETHERIDGE. HENRY HERMAN FLASPOEHLER.

Witnesses:

N. N. ETHERIDGE, W. M. SOHRODT. 

